New Report: Income Inequality in Pennsylvania

Posted by on June 9, 2006

[posted from PA Nutrition Education Network newsletter]

Income Inequality in Pennsylvania

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Economic Policy Institute recently released a report detailing a state-by-state analysis of income trends. According to the study, in most states, the gap between the highest-income families and poor and middle-income families grew significantly between the early 1980s and the early 2000s. Pennsylvania saw a significant rise in the incomes of the wealthy while the incomes of its middle- and lower-income families only saw a moderate increase. In fact, Pennsylvania ranked 2nd among the states for experiencing the greatest increase in income inequality between the top and middle tiers from the early 1980s to the early 2000s.

To read the full report, visit http://www.cbpp.org/1-26-06sfp.pdf. To read the press release, visit http://www.cbpp.org/1-26-06sfp.htm.